Vesta Zare
Director Of Product Management, Firefox Services & Experience at Mozilla
Old Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolVesta Zare is a product leader with 7 years of experience shaping Firefox’s privacy, identity, and cross-platform experiences, now directing Firefox Services & Experience at Mozilla. She has progressed through roles from mobile product launches to senior leadership, owning Accounts, Sync, Credential Management, Profiles, Relay, and VPN. Vesta blends a cognitive-science-informed approach with practical PM and UX certifications to drive user-centric product strategy and technical delivery. Her background spans consumer-facing browser features and subscription/platform strategy, with early career analytics and project management roots at TIFF and Sun Life. Known for turning complex privacy and identity problems into approachable experiences, she pairs data-driven decision making with a habit of championing user trust.
7 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Machine Learning, Machine Learning at CourseraProduct Management, Product Management at BrainStationScrum Product Owner Certification (SCPO), Scrum Product Owner Certification (SCPO) at Scrum AlliancePragmatic Marketing Foundational, Pragmatic Marketing Foundational at Pragmatic Marketing InstituteBachelor's degree, Cognitive Science (Computer Science, Psychology, Philosophy, Linguistics), Bachelor's degree, Cognitive Science (Computer Science, Psychology, Philosophy, Linguistics) at University of TorontoUser Experience Design, User Experience Design at George Brown College Continuing EducationPMP, PMP at Project Management InstituteToronto Metropolitan University
Github Skills (26)
firefox-android10
browser10
firefox10
android10
mozilla10
kotlin9
swift8
privacy8
firefox-addon8
gecko7
android-components7
reference-implementation7
firebase7
ios5
thunderbird4
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
mozilla-mobile/fenix
Apr 2019 - Apr 2019
⚠️ Fenix (Firefox for Android) moved to a new repository. It is now developed and maintained as part of: https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/firefox-android
Contributions:3 commits, 5 PRs, 4 pushes in 1 day
firefoxbrowserandroidfirefox-for-androidmozilla
mozilla-mobile/focus-android
Sep 2018 - Sep 2019
⚠️ Firefox Focus (Android) moved to a new repository. It is now developed and maintained as part of: https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/firefox-android
Contributions:203 comments, 109 issues in 1 year
firefoxbrowserprivacyfirefox-androidandroid
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